APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACTIVATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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1. A method for controlling activation of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining a desired activation ratio for a predetermined time period, the activation ratio representative of an ON time period of the electronic device relative to the predetermined time period;
b) determining an activation sequence for the electronic device, the activation sequence including two or more activation time periods and one or more deactivation time periods, wherein the two or more activation time periods relative to the predetermined time period is equivalent to the activation ratio.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the activation of an electronic device. For a desired activation ratio, which defines the “ON” time relative to the “OFF” time of the electronic device for a given time period, the method and apparatus according to the present invention evaluates an activation sequence. The activation sequence comprises two or more activation time periods and one or more deactivation periods, wherein the ratio between the two or more activation periods and the predetermined time period is equivalent to the desired activation ratio.
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1. A method for controlling activation of an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a desired activation ratio for a predetermined time period, the activation ratio representative of an ON time period of the electronic device relative to the predetermined time period; b) determining an activation sequence for the electronic device, the activation sequence including two or more activation time periods and one or more deactivation time periods, wherein the two or more activation time periods relative to the predetermined time period is equivalent to the activation ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for controlling activation of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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a) means for obtaining a desired activation ratio for a predetermined time period, the activation ratio representative of an ON time period of the electronic device relative to the predetermined time period; b) means for determining an activation sequence for the electronic device, the activation sequence including two or more activation time periods and one or more deactivation time periods, wherein the two or more activation time periods relative to the predetermined time period is equivalent to the activation ratio. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for controlling activation of an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a memory holding a plurality of activation sequences, each of the activation sequences directly representative of a particular activation ratio and a predetermined time period, each activation sequence including two or more activation time periods and one or more deactivation time periods, wherein the two or more activation time periods relative to a predetermined time period is equivalent to the particular activation ratio; b) a controller configured to receive a desired activation ratio for the predetermined time period, the controller further configured to access the memory and determine the activation sequence that corresponds to the desired activation ratio and the controller configured to generate control signals based on the determined activation ratio and transmit the control signals to the electronic device - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having recorded thereon statements and instructions for execution by a processor to carry out a method for controlling activation of an electronic device comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining a desired activation ratio for a predetermined time period, the activation ratio representative of an ON time period of the electronic device relative to the predetermined time period; b) determining an activation sequence for the electronic device, the activation sequence including two or more activation time periods and one or more deactivation time periods, wherein the two or more activation time periods relative to the predetermined time period is equivalent to the activation ratio.
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